What is the Phone Plug for...???

If i have to get an External USB Modem ( That plugs into a USB Port )
to access dialup Internet Services,
What is the Phone Plug next to the Power Plug for...???

Thanx!
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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Mysteries of dodgy connections.
    ... >>connectors compared to RCA connectors or XLRs etc. ... >>just moving the phone plug in it's mate is enough to clean and ... The 1/4" plug was designed for ... The Western Electric design used hard brass ...
    (rec.audio.pro)
  • Re: recording from intercom system
    ... I use a Radio Shack 1/4 inch male mono phone plug to two 1/4 inch female ... plug my 1/4 inch headset earphone plug into one jack of the splitter. ... Radio Shack has an attenuator cable that has a 1/4 inch phone plug ...
    (rec.aviation.piloting)
  • Re: # 081119-0150Z
    ... I'd take "phone plug" to be an RJ-11 ... than a TRS connector ...
    (alt.usage.english)
  • Re: # 081119-0150Z
    ... than a TRS connector ... agree with you and Chuck that the de facto meanings of phono plug ... and phone plug are RCA connector and TRS connectors respectively. ... techies prefer to simply say RJ-11 plugs and ...
    (alt.usage.english)
  • Re: # 081119-0150Z
    ... Chuck Riggs writes: ... I'd take "phone plug" to be an RJ-11 ... As for the "several diameters" assertion, I suppose it's technically true, but ...
    (alt.usage.english)